In war-torn Syria, a garden grows… for North Korea founder

Syria’s embattled government, facing a four-year war that is encroaching on the capital, on Monday inaugurated a park in Damascus to honour North Korea’s founding father Kim Il-Sung. The opening ceremony, which came as Islamic State group militants battled rebels in a district in southern Damascus, was attended by deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Moqdad. “For this reason, he deserves to be honoured in Syria,” Moqdad said.